Licensing Standards for DayCare Centers

Section 17-895-30
Handling of Diapers, Training Pants, Linen, and Toys

        (a)  Diapers, training pants, and linen shall be    

handled in the following manner:   

        (1)     When disposable diapers are used, soiled diapers    

shall be placed in a plastic bag or a plastic lined    

receptacle;   

        (2)     When cloth diapers or training pants are used,    

diapers or training pants soiled with stool shall not be    

washed at the center; after the stool has been emptied    

into the toilet, using disposable plastic gloves, the    

diaper or training pants shall be put in a sealed plastic    

bag to be picked up by the child's parent or guardian at    

the end of the day;   

        (3)     Sheets, diapers, and training pants soiled with    

blood, body fluids, or waste shall be handled as little as    

possible to prevent contamination of the area and of the    

staff handling the linen; and   

        (4)     Soiled sheets, diapers, and training pants,    

which are transported to a laundry area outside of the    

facility, shall be placed in plastic bags while being    

transported from the child care facility to the laundry.     

Guidelines regarding diapering are in  Appendix B, which    

is located at the end of chapter 895 and made a part of    

this section.   

     (b)  Toys shall be provided and handled in the    

following ways:   

        (1)     Each of the designated groups shall be provided    

with developmentally appropriate toys;   

        (2)     Toys shall not be shared between different    

groups of children, such as between infants and toddlers;    

        (3)     Only washable toys shall be used for infants and    

toddlers in diapers or training pants; and     

        (4)     Toys shall be washed or sanitized daily.

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